ALAMEDA -- Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther spent a 365-word opening statement and one follow-up question Thursday expressing frustration with the NFL’s latest interpretation of roughing the passer infractions.
“That’s my rant for the day,” he said.
This wasn’t an academic argument. It came just days after it had a profound impact on Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst was called for roughing Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, which offset a Miami holding call and also erased an incomplete pass that would’ve killed a Dolphins drive. Penalties gave it second life and, on the very next snap, Tannehill hit Kenny Stills on a 34-yard touchdown strike.